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Europium

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  Europium was discovered by in Eugène-Antole Demarçay 1896. The element was named after Europe. The atomic symbol originates from the 'Eu' in Europium.

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Symbol: Eu Europium is not a very abundant element.

Atomic Number: 63 It is found in ores such as bastnasite, monazite,

Atomic Mass: 151.964 amu and xenotime. It is not found in nature as a free

Protons: 63 element, but is often found in other elements.

Nuetrons: 89

Electrons: 63 Europium's main use is in color televisions. It is

Melting Point: 1597.0 °C also used in street lamps to make the light more

Boiling Point: 822.0 °C natural. Interesting fact: Europium is used in

Density: 5.259 g/cm3 some glow in the dark products.

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sources:

http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/eu.html - Chemical Elements.com

http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/eu.htm

http://www.ead.anl.gov/pub/doc/europium.pdf



By Rachel Nielsen